Biography

He inherited his father's drapery shop, was appointed managing director in 1924, and chairman on his father's death in 1927. He built the store into the large retail chain now known as House of Fraser, acquiring numerous retail outlets in Scotland and England, including the prestigious Harrod's in London. He founded a charitable trust, the Hugh Fraser Foundation in 1960.

He became a baronet (Sir Hugh Fraser of Dineiddwg) in 1961, and later was created the first Baron Fraser of Allander in 1964.